PPC Imaginarium Awards a finalist in 2018 BASA Awards

In May 2018, PPC partnered with the National Gallery of Zimbabwe to co-host the first-ever PPC Imaginarium Awards Zimbabwe gala event. For this venture, BASA has named PPC and the National Gallery of Zimbabwe as finalists of the Beyond Borders Partnership Award in 2018.

Organisers of the annual PPC Imaginarium Awards partnered with Dr Beyers Naudé Local Municipality from 16-18 August 2018 for a concrete workshop at the Owl House in Nieu-Bethesda (Eastern Cape); this led to their nomination for the BASA Cultural Tourism Award.

PPC Imaginarium director Daniel van der Merwe

PPC Imaginarium director Daniel van der Merwe first launched the awards as a way to promote and support emerging artists and designers in South Africa. “I believe our creatives play a vital role in society including as problem-solvers,” he comments. “To be named as a finalist in two categories is a great privilege and I look forward to continuing my work among such talented creatives.”

BASA will announce the winners of the 2018 BASA Awards at Victoria Yards, Lorentzville in Johannesburg, on 16 September 2018.